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Representative image The acquisition of the business includes a manufacturing site in Montreal, QC and several dry pasta brands. Italian food company Barilla Group closed its purchase of the Catelli dry pasta business in Canada on January 29, adding the Catelli, Lancia and Splendor dry pasta brands to its portfolio. The deal also included Catelli’s manufacturing site in Montreal, QC. “Given the synergies between our business strategies, commitments and values, Catelli dry pasta is a ...

Representative image The plant was cited by OSHA in 2007 for failing to provide a distinctive alarm for ammonia release. Several fire departments and a HAZMAT team responded to the Tyson Foods chicken processing plant in Noel, MO on Wednesday morning after an ammonia leak was reported in the facility, local news organizations reported. Crews were called to the Tyson Drive facility at about 6 a.m. and remained on scene until about 8 a.m., according to coverage by WWLP. Reports did not hav...

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Representative image Powder & Bulk Solids provides a roundup of the biggest food and beverage industry stories that were published this January. The first month of 2021 was full of exciting and tragic news in the food and beverage industry. Six were fatally injured in a nitrogen leak at a poultry plant and a potato plant was destroyed by a fire. PepsiCo and Post Holdings made big steps into the plant-based meats space last month. We also showcased some of the internet’s best videos of f...

The global chemical industry entered the year with announcements for new facilities and sustainability-related initiatives as companies continued to counter headwinds created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Chemical players’ continued investments offers hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Powder & Bulk Solids editors selected these posts to provide our audience with an overview of some of the most interesting chemical industry-related developments that were reported in the ...

The California-based protein products firm is expanding its portfolio to include plant-based alternatives. Ground beef processor and marketer Jensen Meat Co. recently broke ground on a new processing plant and launched expansion projects at its two existing plants to add capabilities for production of plant-based beef alternatives. “With sixty years’ experience, Jensen Meat has perfected how to process and pack quality ground beef,” Abel Olivera, the firm’s CEO, said in a company ...

These images captured over decades illustrate the destructive force of combustible dust fires and explosions. A dust explosion or fire is one of the worst things that can happen to operations that handle or process powder and bulk solids. While standards and new technologies have been introduced over the decades to reduce the likelihood of a combustible dust event, operations continue to face the risk of these incidents. Cameras have captured the destructive force of dust explosions and ...

The California-based protein products firm is expanding its portfolio to include plant-based alternatives. Ground beef processor and marketer Jensen Meat Co. recently broke ground on a new processing plant and launched expansion projects at its two existing plants to add capabilities for production of plant-based beef alternatives. “With sixty years’ experience, Jensen Meat has perfected how to process and pack quality ground beef,” Abel Olivera, the firm’s CEO, said in a company ...

American agribusiness Cargill is planning to temporarily halt production at two of its protein processing plants in the US for scheduled maintenance, the company announced in a recent release. Its plant in Dodge City, KS will be idled on Feburary 4 and operations will halt at its Schuyler, NE plant on March 18. The week-long shutdown will enable the company to carry out previously schedule maintenance on refrigeration systems at the plants. “We have been in communication with produces in adv...

Image courtesy of Profile Products The company is launching a $9 million project to expand its manufacturing capabilities at two plants. Vegetation and soil management solutions firm Profile Products announced the launch of a $9 million project on Tuesday to expand its manufacturing capabilities and capacity and improve its safety and quality systems. “We are continually looking for ways to elevate the industries we serve through our innovative products, state-of-the...